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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what did a runner bring from battalion headquarters?
(a) Weapons and ammunition.
(b) New orders.
(c) Mail.
(d) Food.

2. On the plane to Richmond in Chapter 5, what did Bartle dream about?
(a) Murph.
(b) Wood planks on his mother's porch.
(c) His room at his mother's house.
(d) His girlfriend.

3. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
(a) Yellow ribbon, 8x10 photo of a soap star, and newspaper clipping of a man with a catfish.
(b) Yellow ribbon and some medals.
(c) Yellow ribbon and newspaper clippings of soldiers, airmen, and sailors.
(d) Yellow ribbon and a photo of a soldier in a newspaper clipping.

4. In Chapter 2, what type of vehicle does Bartle say that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) Ford.
(b) Jeep.
(c) Subaru.
(d) Chevy.

5. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle say that planes were carrying soldiers to?
(a) Friends, girlfriends, and family.
(b) Loving families.
(c) Family reunions.
(d) High school friends and 18-year-old girls.

6. In Chapter 1, what flowers did Malik say that a neighbor used to grow?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Hyacinths.

7. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle learn later that the weather was when Mrs. Murphy read the letter he wrote in Murph's name?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Rainy.

8. Where is Bartle from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) California.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Georgia.

9. What could Bartle and Murph hear in Chapter 4 as they watched fires on the hillside?
(a) Sobbing.
(b) Howling.
(c) Crying.
(d) Soft keening.

10. What is the date in Chapter 3?
(a) April 2005.
(b) March 2005.
(c) June 2005.
(d) May 2005.

11. In Chapter 5 when Bartle went to his room, where did he put his dog tags?
(a) On a table.
(b) In the trash.
(c) In a drawer.
(d) Around his neck.

12. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1989.

13. In Chapter 4, what color was Murph's girlfriend's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

14. In Chapter 3, how long had Bartle been in the army?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 1/2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

15. Where did Murph go when he joined the Army?
(a) Anniston.
(b) Benning.
(c) Bliss.
(d) San Luis Obispo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what had Bartle and the other soldiers been fighting over for the last few nights?

2. What color was the bargirl's hair who Bartle saw in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 3, how far did Bartle have to walk from the base until he reached the first row of buildings in the town?

4. What did Bartle's mother drive in Chapter 2?

5. How many acres did an orchard cover in Chapter 4?

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